Which would you like to have latte beans? What's so unique about the coffee beans that must be deep-roasted with concentrated coffee?

With the advent of products such as single-origin and full-baked products, buying espresso beans is actually more complicated than in the past. Now Qianjie will tell you what you want to know about espresso beans.

What's so unique about espresso beans?

Most cafes use blended beans to make espresso, not just regular coffee, for several reasons:

Tradition: espresso has always been roasted deeper than other types of coffee. People began to expect an "espresso flavor" that ordinary coffee beans could not achieve.

Milk works better: if you want to use espresso in milk drinks such as lattes or cappuccinos, you need to roast quite deeply to eliminate the fishy smell of the milk.

It's cheaper: coffee from a single source is expensive. For this reason, it makes sense to use espresso mixtures in busy cafes. Usually, cheap beans from countries such as Brazil and Indonesia are mixed. May even be mixed with 20% robusta coffee beans.

There are four kinds of Italian coffee beans in Qianjie: warm sun mix, boutique coffee mix, basic mix and commercial mix. The commercial mix contains 10% of Luodou. The first goal is to reduce costs and the second is to increase the fat of coffee.

Should espresso be deep-roasted?

Yes, espresso should be at least a little darker than regular coffee beans. This is a tradition and what most people like.

The debate between Arabica Coffee and Robusta Coffee can be very heated and complex. Because of the stereotyped influence, I used to think that Robusta coffee is not as good as Arabica coffee, but in recent years I have changed my mind. From a natural point of view, robusta coffee has lower sweetness and acidity than Arabica coffee. It tastes different and is somewhat rougher (but it also contains more caffeine and produces more oil, so this is positive for some people. When it comes to espresso, it doesn't need much acidity, and for this reason, the Robusta beans grown in the party can actually be tasted as the source of espresso. This species naturally contains more caffeine and produces more espresso oil than Arabica coffee.